Amaranth Pink

Amaranth (color)

Amaranth is a reddish-rose color that is a representation of the color of the flower of the amaranth plant. The color shown is the color of the red amaranth flower, but there are other varieties of amaranth that have other colors of amaranth flowers; these colors are also shown below.

Amaranth

Amaranthus is a genus of plants commonly known as amaranths. Some species are known by variants of the common name "pigweed". Some members are annual and others are perennial. The plant can grow from 1 to 2.5 metres tall with a succulent, hollow stem. Parts of the plant vary from green to reddish. Catkin-like cymes of densely packed flowers grow in the summer or fall.

Pink

Pink is a pale tint of red or rose, the color of the pink flower. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. A combination of pink and white is associated with innocence, whereas a combination of pink and black links to eroticism and seduction.

amaranth

Noun

1. An imaginary flower that does not wither.
2. Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus.

pink

Noun

1. A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
2. Magenta, the colour evoked by red and blue light when combined.

Adjective

1. Having a colour between red and white; pale red.
2. Of a fox-hunter's jacket: scarlet.